RAGE 2
65 Achievements
1,435
42-52h
Acid House
Complete the Torn Plains Race under 3:03
30
2.55%
How to unlock the Acid House achievement in RAGE 2 - Definitive Guide
For me personally it was better to drive the long ways instead the shorter ones. Use your turbo as often as possible also in the curves and you will win a lot of time. I finished the race in 02:45:77 which was nearly 16 seconds under the requirement.
You can do this achievement during the main story visit or come back later whenever you want.
Now for the race. You are going to need to possibly learn the shortcuts to try and cut off as much time as possible. If not try your best to boost on every turn you can while drifting to make the turns easier. On every straight away you will also want to boost the entire thing to clear as much ground as possible. Now when in the air while boosting does not seem to make a difference so I would not boost while in the air so it recharges. It might take a few tries to learn the track and get the hang of the driving. Once you have everything down make those turn with boost as best as you can and keep boosting whenever possible. After that the achievement will unlock once you complete the race. You will also need to come in first place for this to count.
This achievement is done at the Chazcar racetrack, and for me took quite a few tries. In the video below I show you my preferred route. Past that, use the boost as much as possible and spend some time figuring out how long to hold the e-brake for (too long will have you fishtail).
Skip to 3:34 for Acid House
You not only have to complete the race under 3:03 but also finish in 1st place in order to unlock the achievement.
The race is part of the story but don't worry if you can't do it on your 1st try you can come back any time later to try again.
As for advice, I personally did not use shortcuts I don't think they are necessary. Use boost as much as you can, it comes in pretty handy in corners and try not to drift your car (drifting slowed me down but at the same time the handling in this game was funny to me).
Careful with big ramps (could never land normally but again I suck) and also careful in front of tunnel entrance. Mistakes are fine, I had plenty as well but try to keep them to a minimum.
My laps were not even close to clean but I was still able to finish under 3:03 (3:00.98).
Made a video about it, here:
The Torn Plains is a two lap race in the Chazcar Derby. It is required for the celebrity wasteland mission so attempt this while you are there. Take the inside paths when you can at the splits and keep using boost whenever you have it available but don't over boost and crash. Be aware that you need to win, if you get under 3:03 but come in second the trophy won't unlock. Although this is unlikely to happen. If you mess up you can pause and restart the race. It's not a tough cause and you will get it after a few attempts.
A Video Guide can be seen here: LINK
Credit to Gamer Guru for the video.
You will have your first attempt at this during the main story when you're tasked with making a name for yourself during the main mission 'Wasteland Celebrity' and have to win the race to progress. After this however you can return and repeat the race as often as you wish should you struggle with beating the time on your first try.
A video with a very good time, courtesy of 360GameTV.
A video with a very good time, courtesy of 360GameTV.